Photo Gallery Hua Hin 1957 (This is the Thai year 2500)
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Samor Rieng
That is what the families from Phetchaburi
province (from Bang Chak and Bang Kaeo) called the area surrounding Hua Hin,
which they were the first to settle around 1830. Their new home was rich
with fish and fertile soil. The settlement developed into a fishing village
and became part of Pranburi municipality. Even today descendants of those
families are living in the old quarters, Dorn Makharm, Dorn Klang and Dorn
Ekueng. Later the name was changed to Laem Hin, and in 1911 by Prince Narate
Vorarit into Hua Hin. In 1950 Hua Hin gained city status and today numbers
about 65,000 inhabitants.
The Fishing Village
Despite constant changes Hua Hin has not lost
its charm. Those who stroll away from the tourist paths, for example Thanon
Naresdamri, through one of the many small alleys (in Thai called Sois),
still experience the original local ambience of the fishing village. Also of
interest is the fishing harbour, where, especially in the early morning
hours or in the evenings, a busy bustle occurs when the majority of the
fishing boats return from their nightly task and unload the fresh catch or
get ready to put out. Each night the catch is sorted out in Thanon Chomsin
and is sold in the early morning hours at the daily market or is loaded on
deep-freeze trucks to be distributed to other sales spots in the region. |
Samor Rieng
Anchor row; because at each low tide the
fishing boats rest on the sand while the anchors lie farther out in a row
Laem Hin
Cape Stone; meaning the cape, behind the
Hilton Hotel
Hua Hin
Stone head or head stones; thus called
because there are many large smooth stones on the beach stretching between
the Melia Hotel and Khao Takiap (originally named Chopstick Mountain,
nicknamed Monkey Mountain; about 6 km South at the end of the Hua Hin bay)
Dorn Makharm
Part of the village where tamarind trees grow
(sweet tree fruit)
Dorn Klang
The heart of the village (between Dorn
Makharm and Dorn Ekueng)
Dorn Ekueng
Village area named after a local fish species |
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